Land claims

A claim protects a circular radius of land centered on a designated chest. Place a sign reading [Claim] on the chest and keep it supplied with fuel. Fuel continues burning while you are offline.

Quick start

Place a chest where you want to be protected.
Place a sign against the chest and write [Claim] on line 1.
Fill the chest with fuel such as coal, iron, gold or diamonds.
Check the sign to see the time remaining.

15 Min radius (blocks)

75 Max radius (blocks)

100 Blocks between claims

240 Minutes per diamond

Creating a claim

Place a chest This chest marks the center of your claim area.
Place a sign Put a sign against that chest and write [Claim] on line 1. Nothing else on the line counts.
Fuel it Fill the chest with fuel. The claim starts protected immediately and burns fuel from the chest.
Check it The sign shows the owner and the time remaining. Run /far:claim for the full menu.

It burns while you are away

A claim consumes one fuel item every half-second, online or not. Stock the chest well before a long break, or the land quietly reverts and anyone can build there.

How much land you get

Radius	Coverage area	Upgrade cost	Fuel burn
15 blocks	Entry size	None	×1
30 blocks	One upgrade up	60 minutes	×2
45 blocks	Two up	240 minutes	×4
60 blocks	Three up	720 minutes	×6
75 blocks	Maximum	1440 minutes	×8

Upgrading a claim deducts from your remaining fuel time rather than taking items directly, and larger claim tiers consume fuel at higher rates. Reaching the maximum radius requires 2,460 minutes of total fuel time.

Fuel table

Every fuel item is worth a fixed amount of protection. The chest always burns your cheapest fuel first, so a lone diamond is the last thing to go.

Fuel	Protection
Coal / charcoal	10 minutes
Redstone / lapis / quartz	10 minutes
Iron ore / iron ingot	20 minutes
Gold ore	30 minutes
Gold ingot	40 minutes
Coal block	90 minutes
Diamond	240 minutes (4 hours)

Only Beta-era items count

Items from modern versions (such as copper, raw ores or netherite) do not exist in Beta 1.7.3 and cannot be used as claim fuel.

Rules and limits

Two different players' claims must have 100 blocks of clear ground between their edges.
Protection extends through a vertical column from bedrock to build limit, securing caves and underground rooms beneath your base.
Walk to a claim's edge and its boundary is drawn for you.
Manage your land with /far:claim: info, list and release.